Owain James
Owain James | |
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.jpg) James in 2013 | |
| 49th President of the National Union of Students | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Pakes |
| Succeeded by | Mandy Telford |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
Owain James (born April 1976)[1] is the Director of the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation in London. He was previously Director of External Relations for the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Prior to that he was the global coordinator for the Global Campaign for Education between 2006 and 2012. He was president of the NUS from 2000 to 2002.
Early life
He attended Ffynone House School, on St James Crescent in Swansea, taking GCSEs in 1992[2] and A-levels in 1994.[3]
James graduated from the University of Warwick in 1998, in mathematics, operational research, statistics and economics.
NUS
He was elected as President of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2002.[4]
Career
After the NUS, James worked for Oxfam as their Education Campaign Manager and then their Millennium Development Goals Campaign Manager. James was Campaign Manager for the Make Poverty History White Band campaign and manager of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, the international arm of Make Poverty History.
Global Campaign for Education
Between 2006 and 2012, James was appointed Coordinator for the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). The GCE's stated mission is to ensure that governments deliver a free quality public education to all.[5] He ran a campaign called 1 Goal around the 2010 World Cup.
References
- ↑ Companies House
- ↑ South Wales Daily Post Thursday 22 October 1992, page 5
- ↑ South Wales Daily Post Saturday 26 November 1994, page 11
- ↑ Parsons, Tan (2006-04-14). "Young and fearless". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ↑ "About Us". Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2009.